Mandhana

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Mandhana
suburb
Mandhana
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°21′N 80°05′E / 26.35°N 80.09°E / 26.35; 80.09Coordinates: 26°21′N 80°05′E / 26.35°N 80.09°E / 26.35; 80.09
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur
Population
  Total 20,000
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration UP-78
Nearest city Bithoor, Chobepur, Kalyanpur, Ramnagar
Literacy 60%
Lok Sabha constituency Akbarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bithoor

Mandhana is a town in Uttar Pradesh, India, situated about 20 km from Kanpur on the Grand Trunk Road to Delhi.The population was 20000 as of the 2001 census.It has 60% of literacy and is 5 km from Chobepur,a Kanpur suburb.It also Comes under Kanpur Metropolitan Region. The language commonly spoken is Awadhi.

Travel

Mandhana has a bus station and UPSRTC Busses of Kanpur have routes from Mandhana to different localities. Mandhana has a railway station on the Kanpur-Farrukhabad line. Kalyanpur Airstrip is nearest airport.Mandhana has two engineering colleges as well as medical colleges. Kanpur IIT is close to Mandhana.

Tourist attractions

The pilgrimage spot of Bithoor is 8 km from the town.


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